EP2505955A1 - Verbesserung einer pyrotechnischer Vorrichtung zur Realisierung eines Leuchtalphabets - Google Patents

Verbesserung einer pyrotechnischer Vorrichtung zur Realisierung eines Leuchtalphabets Download PDF

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EP2505955A1
EP2505955A1 EP11425089A EP11425089A EP2505955A1 EP 2505955 A1 EP2505955 A1 EP 2505955A1 EP 11425089 A EP11425089 A EP 11425089A EP 11425089 A EP11425089 A EP 11425089A EP 2505955 A1 EP2505955 A1 EP 2505955A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B4/00—Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes
    • F42B4/20—Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes characterised by having holder or support other than casing, e.g. whirler or spike support
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B4/00—Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes
    • F42B4/18—Simulations, e.g. pine cone, house that is destroyed, warship, volcano
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/46—Advertising by fireworks

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  • the present invention concerns the technical field relative to fireworks.
  • the invention refers to an improvement of a device for realizing a pyrotechnic alphabet, or forms in general, through the arrangement of a plurality of luminescent fireworks according to a certain pre-established order on a generally box-shaped element.
  • the device in question includes a box-shaped element having inside a burning surface, that is a sheet of inflammable material to prime the lighting.
  • the sheet is arranged on the base of the box and a fuse is arranged in such a way as to be in contact with such a sheet.
  • the fuse can be primed from the outside of the box through one of its ends coming out from the box itself. In such a manner, once the fuse is lighted, it burns progressively up to arriving on the sheet, generating its lighting.
  • the sheet can indifferently be of an inflammable material or soaked with an inflammable powder.
  • the box-shaped element also includes in correspondence of its upper surface one or more cylindrical openings that allow the access into the internal volume of the box and therefore that face the burning sheet. Through such openings one or more luminescent candles can be inserted to be practically in contact with the underlying burning sheet.
  • each luminescent candle is in fact formed by an inflammable material, for example inflammable black powder, which is appropriately compacted in a cylindrical manner and made integral. Its cylindrical shape is such as to be inserted into the receiving cylindrical openings of the box in such a way that each base of the candle faces the inflammable sheet almost in contact with it.
  • the stick forming the body of the candle is then connected to the respective cylindrical black powder base through a needle-shaped appendix. The connection takes place by simply inserting the said end into the powder cylinder in order to obtain a single body.
  • each candle emerges upwards from the box thanks to the cylinder to which it is connected.
  • a part of the cylinder results in fact emergent from the opening of the box into which it is inserted and the opposite part extends towards the interior of the box, facing directly the inflammable sheet arranged into the box itself.
  • the fuse Once the fuse has been primed, the sheet burns and shoots a flame that primes the lighting of the cylinder of the candle from its surface of contact with the sheet.
  • the lighting, through the cylinder of inflammable material ascends up to the body of the candle, which will light and start to emit light.
  • An example of use can include, for example, the classic spark torches which, each one of them, through their end made of iron wire, are planted each one into a lighting cylinder. When the flame reaches the torch through the cylindrical base, it lights and emits light.
  • the candles can be pyrotechnic games of any nature such as torches, volcanoes or other elements generally non-explosive but only luminous.
  • the aim of the present invention to provide an innovative pyrotechnic device in which the use of a cylindrical base of an inflammable material to prime the lighting of the candle is not absolutely essential, obtaining a more reliable and simpler device, also more resistant to environmental attacks.
  • the device in question comprises an upper surface (3) which, as per the background art, is provided with one or a plurality of fixing elements (2, 6) through which to hold one or more pyrotechnic elements (100) in such a way that they result emergent from the said upper surface (3) upwards.
  • a burning surface (5) of the inflammable type (for example realized of an inflammable material or sprinkled with inflammable powder) is included arranged below the upper surface (3) in such a manner that, following its lighting, the flame generated by the said burning surface (5) points towards the overlying upper surface (3).
  • the pyrotechnic device includes one or more rising conduits (11) of the flame arranged between the burning surface (5) and the upper surface (3) in such a manner as to guide above the upper surface (3) at least one part of the flame generated by the underlying burning surface (5).
  • the rising conduits (11) are further arranged with respect to the fixing elements (2, 6; 2) in such a way that, in use, the said portion of flame coming out from it can enter in contact with the pyrotechnic element (100) arranged on the relative fixing element above the said upper surface (3).
  • such fixing elements (2, 6; 2) can comprise one or more openings (2) on the upper surface (3) in the shape of channels (2) that extend towards the underlying burning surface (5) and one or more cylindrical bases (6) of such a diameter as to couple each one of them into a respective channel (2) with a pre-determined degree of mechanical interference in such a way as to obstruct it.
  • each cylindrical base (6) includes at least a longitudinal groove (11') that runs along its height, preferably the whole of its height, in such a way that when the cylindrical base (6) results coupled into the channel (2), the groove (11') forms with respect to the wall of the channel (2) the said rising conduit (11) of the flame.
  • the channel (2) has a cylindrical shape (2) and does not present grooves.
  • the channel (2) can be configured in such a way as to form one or more longitudinal grooves (11'), which form the said rising conduits (11) of the flame when the cylindrical base (6) is inserted into the respective channel.
  • the cylindrical base (6) is provided with a circular section without grooves.
  • the cylindrical base (6) can include, in correspondence of its end of head (7), a hole (8) into which to insert the end of the pyrotechnic element (100).
  • the cylindrical base (6) can further include in correspondence of the end of head (7) a seat (9) into which to compact an inflammable material for priming the lighting (10).
  • the cylindrical base (6) can be realized by moulding or injection of a plastic material.
  • the cylindrical base (6) can be substituted by a portion of the pyrotechnic element (100) itself, such as a Bengal light or a volcano, of such a diameter that when it results inserted into the channel (2) the said channel is obstructed by it.
  • the rising conduits (11) of the flame formed by the longitudinal grooves (11') of the channels (2), form the said rising conduits (11) with respect to the cylindrical body of the pyrotechnic element inserted, allowing the further arrangement of a fuse (101) that from the base of the pyrotechnic element (100) ascends through the conduit (11) towards its head.
  • the upper surface (3) includes directly on it one or more holes (8) into which to insert the end of a pyrotechnic element (100) and allow its fixing to it, and at the same time, at least one or more conduits (11) integrated to the surface (3) and arranged around or in proximity of the said holes (8) in such a way as to cause the lighting of the elements (100) arranged.
  • the device is generally box-shaped.
  • a cylindrical base (6) on which to apply a pyrotechnic candle (100) comprising at least one or more longitudinal grooves (11') that run along its height, preferably the whole of its height, in such a way that when the cylindrical base (6) is coupled into the channel (2) of a pyrotechnic device as described, the grooves (11') form with respect to the wall of the channel (2) rising conduits (11) for the flame.
  • a hole (8) is included for inserting the end of a pyrotechnic element (100).
  • a seat (7) is further included in correspondence of its end of head (7) into which to compact an inflammable material for priming the lighting of the pyrotechnic element connected to it.
  • Figures from 1 to 7 show a first possible preferred embodiment of the present pyrotechnic device in accordance with the invention.
  • the pyrotechnic device is generally box-shaped and figure 1 shows a top view of the box 1 to which the generally candle-shaped pyrotechnic elements 100 are applied.
  • the box 1 presents a plurality of fixing elements (2, 6) in the shape of receiving cylindrical channels 2 into which, in each of them, is inserted a cylindrical base 6 to which a luminescent pyrotechnic candle 100 (generally non-explosive) can be coupled.
  • the section of figure 2 shows better the box forming an internal volume delimited by lateral walls, by an upper surface 3 and by a base 4.
  • the upper surface 3 is provided with the said receiving channels 2 that extend vertically from it towards the base 4 in such a way as to face the base 4 of the box.
  • the upper surface 3 can be realized in a single piece with the said channels 2, for example by moulding or injection of plastic material or similar.
  • a burning surface 5 results arranged in the shape of a sheet 5 of inflammable material placed on the base.
  • the channels 2 face directly the sheet 5 in proximity of it (for example at a variable distance from about 2mm to about 1cm, and preferably between 2mm and 5mm to avoid too many dispersions of effect).
  • the channels as better shown in the section plane of figure 2 , are open on both ends to allow from the part of the surface 3 the insertion of the pyrotechnic candle in such a way that the base of the said candle results above the burning surface 5.
  • Each candle is therefore inserted through the application of a cylindrical base 6 in such a way that such a base 6 of the candle 100, as per figure 2 , results either in contact or close to the surface 5 (for example at a useful distance variable as well from some millimetres up to that).
  • Figure 1 shows with a dotted line a fuse 200 that is arranged in such a way as to lie on the sheet 5 to prime the lighting and that runs along the perimeter of the box.
  • the arrangement of the fuse can be any without for this moving apart from the present inventive concept.
  • the exploded of figure 3 like figure 2 , both show a pipe 10 in communication with the outside through attachment fittings 20. Part of the fuse is made to run within the pipe.
  • the dimension of the pipe due to the oxygen contained in it, influences the speed of combustion of the fuse; therefore, by selecting different pipes it is possible to programme the speed of lighting of the pyrotechnic device as deemed better.
  • the fittings allow to connect between them a device in succession with another one through further external pipes.
  • the cylindrical base 6 can be realized of a plastic material obtained by moulding, having in head 7 a hole 8 into which to insert the end of the candle 100.
  • a seat 9 is further obtained into which a solid lighting powder and glue mixture 10 can be compacted to allow both the lighting and the simultaneous fixing of the end of the candle, as for example shown in figure 4 or in figure 2 .
  • the cylindrical base 6 is provided with one or more grooves 11' that run along all its height.
  • the diameter of the cylindrical base 6 can be any on condition that it can couple to a hole 2 of the upper face 3 with a certain degree of mechanical interference.
  • the hole formed by the channel 2 will result wholly obstructed by the cylindrical base 6 inserted except by the groove or grooves 11' present in the cylindrical base 6 which will form with respect to the walls of the channel 2 of the relative guiding and rising conduits 11 of the flame (see for example the section of figure 7 ).
  • the section of figure 7 in fact shows a section that cuts the channel 2 of figure 2 where inside is inserted the cylindrical base 6.
  • the cut of the section is made with a plane parallel to that of the base 4 of the box.
  • Figure 7 shows well how, thanks to the coupling with interference, the grooves 11' obtained along the lateral surface of the cylindrical base, being limited by the walls of the channel 2, form themselves with respect to the channel 2 rising conduits 11 of the flame.
  • Such rising conduits 11 allow to guide the flame generated by the underlying surface 5 up to the head 7 of the cylindrical base 6 above the face 3 on which a small quantity of powder is arranged.
  • Figure 2 in fact shows on the head, in correspondence of the seat 9, such a small quantity of inflammable powder which, once it is reached by the rising flame, is lighted and primes the lighting of the candle 100. It is in fact enough that the flame slightly licks such a material; therefore, the brusque raising of the temperature primes its lighting.
  • the cylindrical bases 6 are separable front the box and are coupled to it as described. At the end of the use, generally, the box is thrown but the cylindrical bases could be re-used for other boxes. In that sense, the cylindrical base 6 can be an element on its own that can be coupled to any box 1 standardized as described.
  • a second embodiment of the invention is shown in figure 8 and in figure 9 .
  • This is exactly identical to the first one, except for the fact that the cylindrical base 6 lacks grooves.
  • the receiving seat 2 results provided with such grooves 11' which form the rising conduits 11 when the cylindrical element results coupled into the said seat.
  • This second embodiment is equivalent to the preceding one and, on one hand, allows a simpler realization of the cylindrical base 6. On the other hand, however, the realization process of the upper face with such channels 2 is a bit more complex.
  • This type of embodiment is ideal in the case of use of fireworks such as Bengal light or luminous volcanoes in which the body itself of the pyrotechnic element is cylindrical and of such a diameter as to be inserted into the openings of the box with interference. In that case, therefore, the presence of the cylindrical base is not necessary.
  • Figure 9 in fact shows a volcano 100 which has a cylindrical shape containing inside the inflammable powder that generates the luminous fountain.
  • the volcano is provided with its fuse 101 which is fixed to the base through, for example, a powder paste equivalent to the paste 10 of figure 2 .
  • the fuse is made to rise up to the head of the volcano in such a way that it can have access inside the cylindrical body where the luminous powder is compacted.
  • the volcano is inserted in its seat 2 without the need of the cylindrical base and the channel allows, at the same time, both the rise of the flame and the passage of the fuse which lights following the impact with the flame generated by the underlying surface 5.
  • FIG. 10 A third possible embodiment of the invention is described in figure 10 .
  • the figure shows a top view relative to the upper face 3 together with a lateral view of the device.
  • the lateral view highlights well how the upper face 3 foresees integrated to it one or more conduits 11 arranged around or in proximity of each hole 8 into which to insert the end of the pyrotechnic candle 100 and fix it with the inflammable material 10.
  • the figure shows with a dotted line, for clarity purposes, a flame developed from the surface 5 and that rises along the conduits 11 up to intercepting the material 10, exactly as per the other configurations described.
  • figure 10 shows a single hole 8 and two single conduits 11 around the said hole.
  • the grooves 11 have such dimensions as to form conduits of dimensions that allow the passage of the flame without its smothering. Big dimensions are not necessary at all.
  • a cut 11 is indicated that can have a depth of about 3-5 mm and a width of just 2 mm.

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